On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
Comments (39)
Buffalo1
drace68 knows his windmill stuff. I thought it was a farmer being artistic and functional at the same time. I learn something new all the time on rosity.
virginiese
great mood thanks to the b&w !
junge1
Wow, thats a nice shot Bill. I have never seen the blades folded up like this!
Chipka
This is a feat of engineering! Fantastic capture. The black and white gives it a timeless quality. Superb clarity. It's funny, you don't often think of windmills having on/off positions, but most would, I suppose. Great work. Perfectly seen and presented.
elfin14doaks
A very interesting windmill. Cool shot.
danapommet
Very modern and well captured. B&W works well here. Dana
debbielove
Hi Bill... I have never seen a windmill like this before.. So gotta admit this is a first.. Looks very pretty, if I'm honest! A great shot.. Well done.. Sorry so late.. Feeling so rough, sorry!.. Plan to improve.. Well done... Rob..
lorandbartho
Great find and photo!
anahata.c
there are a number of great comments expressing surprise that windmills can turn off, at the lack of machinery present, etc etc. And I love reading them. But to me the highlight is just the light of it, the silhouette against this gray sky, the cleanness of the lines & shadows, the cleanness of the interplay of blades & their shadows, and the stronger whites of the lower portions of the structure. The Depression produced silhouettes like this (though often in more stark b&w's) and it has that kind of elementality to it, like this is the basic stuff of growing, harvesting, keeping things moving & alive. It's an eloquent, full, moving shot, a celebration of a very utilitarian machine, which you've stopped to consider as beauty this time; and which sings quietly but triumphantly in the high space around it. Very poetic.